cola

Also known as ocas

extremo posterior del cuerpo de un animal, especialmente cuando éste forma un apéndice flexible y distinguible del torso

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A tail is a flexible, elongated appendage that extends backward from the rear end of an animal's body, found in many vertebrates like deer as well as some invertebrates like scorpions. Tails matter because they serve various functions for animals and represent an important evolutionary feature—even in animals that no longer have visible tails, like humans, vestigial remnants called the coccyx show where a tail once was.

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Research

117,873 papers

The vertebrate tail: a gene playground for evolution.ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2020Mallo MDOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03311-1
Morphologically defined substages of tail morphogenesis in C. elegans males.ReviewDevelopmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists · 2024Kiontke K, Fernandez P, Woronik A et al.DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.721
Cosmetic tail docking of dogs.ReviewAustralian veterinary journal · 1996Wansbrough RKDOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1996.tb13737.x
Tail-biting: a new perspective.ReviewVeterinary journal (London, England : 1997) · 2010Taylor NR, Main DC, Mendl M et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2009.08.028
Tail biting in pigs.ReviewVeterinary journal (London, England : 1997) · 2001Schrøder-Petersen DL, Simonsen HBDOI: 10.1053/tvjl.2001.0605
Tail evolution.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 1997Nielsen CDOI: 10.1126/science.277.5331.1421b
A Murine Tail Lymphedema Model.Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE · 2021Hassanein AH, Sinha M, Neumann CR et al.DOI: 10.3791/61848
Tail regeneration alters the digestive performance of lizards.Journal of evolutionary biology · 2021Sagonas K, Deimezis-Tsikoutas A, Reppa A et al.DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13769

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Wikidata facts

Image: Dog tail erect.jpg

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described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Commons category: Tails
MCN code: 0206.29.10
has characteristic: prehensility
different from: rapping

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Article · Español

La cola o rabo es el extremo posterior del cuerpo de un animal, especialmente cuando este forma un apéndice flexible y distinguible del torso. Las colas son casi exclusivas de los Cordados ,algunos invertebrados, sin embargo, tienen apéndices similares a colas, como la del uropigio, algunos hemicordados y la del colémbolo.

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